Xinjiang offers rewards for tips

50,000 to 100,000 yuan provided for information on terrorist activity

Legal professionals have stressed the importance of protection for informants, as police in the remote Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region call for more public reports of crimes or planned crimes.

The Xinjiang public security department issued a notice on Tuesday offering rewards of 50,000 ($8,155) yuan to 100,000 yuan for tips that help solve violent or terrorism cases.